This is going onto the Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan 2008 Catalogue. This printed out really REALLY too strong and almost gaudy. It looked very different from what I had on my monitor. But it was really an issue with the printer/paper.

As much as I like purple skies, I went for a typical blue one here, because I intended it to complement the train's own color. (It was initially more of a late afternoon setting.)

My student, Benedict, asked me how I came up with the idea: I first wanted to challenge myself, wanted to do something that had Filipino elements, something fantastic/romantic, dynamic, and told a story.

You can come up with the story from the painting. I should mention that the catalogue will be released some time February or March, the month of GRADUATION!!

Comments and criticism appreciated.

Eagle eye artists will spot how the train is composed to appear as the girl's wings.